Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-03
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ELKroK, Feb. 2f Wesley orcutt and
john M Ut, tho two youths who were ar
rested at North East about 10 days since
GU thu charge OF sienliIg horse aud
caTriare from Fr-d-iick q Ross s. livery
nlau Vt Csipdrn, N ! ssfre released yes
tTfw rom Elktap aii on witt Of
b.si,,ni corpus 0rcuit nired the team for
u short drive into the country, but instead
took 1t across the ferry aud came in this
direction. At the solicitation Of O-cutt's
relatives, who paid all damages II 40 de-
cided not TO prosecute.
Harry Downinghans, a youth reading
near here, was arrested yesterday after
noon on this charge OF the larceny OF
gold ring belonging to Mrs. Clayton o.
Thackery of near Clayfnont, Del, Mr..
Thackery, who has charge of farm,
hired Dowingham TO work for him and
tile ring, 1t Is claimed, and Downingham
disappeared from Mr. Thackery's place
about the same time. The lad will be
given hearing to day.
ELKTos. March 2.--Georgs Ainsoow
and Walter Dewbury, two youths, sons of
farmers residing in this neighborhood, be-
came engaged in quarrel in Elkton yes-
terdsy afternoon, which ended In fight.
Ainscow was badly bitten ON the cheek by
the other participant.
Constable George McKenny of the
Fifth district, yesterday arrested John
Gardiner in the Seventh district. Gard
liner was brought to Jail yesterday after
noon. He is charged with an assault on
bartender of Havre de Grace.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union of this town will organize Band
of Hope this week. It is also said that
they contemplate opening reading. room
for the use of the young people of the
town.
Sheriff Mackey received postal card
last evening on which was printed an
offer of $50 reward for the return of ].
w. Baker, horse thief, to the Jail at
Alexandria, Va, from which he had
escaped the night before. Baker is the
aged man who was arrested several
months since affixed Mill bridge, on. mile
from Elkton by Deputy Sheriff Mackey,
while in possession of horse and buggy
which he bad hired from an Alexandria
livery dealer few days before. The
deputy sheriff received $50 for appre-
hending him at that time, and it j. not
likely that he will come this way and
allow him an opportunity of making the
same amount in that manner again.
Baker was discovered TO have been an
old hand OF the business Of hiring teams
and not returning them. He was identi-
fed as the person who took team
belonging to Branson Slack an Oxford,
Pa, liveryman. Baker WAS persuaded at
| Alexandria to inform Mr.. Slack where his
team was and he recovered 1t in Jersey
| City.
Andrew Traynor, livery dealer of
| Wilmington, also identified Baker as the
person who had obtained q team from
him and never returned 1t. Bakers
counsel promised Mr.. TrRynor, while the
latter was at Alexandria, TO inform him
| where his team could be found, but
never did so. Bakers trial at Alexandria
had been postponed several times.
About week ago, Deputy Sheriff
Mackey went to Alexandria to appear as
O witness at the trial, but IL was post
poned on account of the alleged illness of
Baker.
The following is description of
Baker, He is white man about feet
8 or 10 inches in hight with smooth face
and Roman nose. He stoops when walk
ing, has high forehead, his hair is nearly
| white, and has a clerical look. In con-
versation he talks slowly. He is between
62 and IS years of age, and weighs be-
tween 155 and 160 pounds.
RequisitionB from the governors of
both Pennsylvania and Delaware we're in
the hands of the Virginia authorities fol-
him in case of his aoquittal OF Alexandria.
Judge Stump having recovered from
his late illness came to Elkton yesterday
and drew the Jury for the March term oil
court, which will meet on the 21st inst.
The following were drawn Charles d,
Clayton, Walter s. johnson, Jacob e.
Tome, Daniel Harvey, George W. Jenney,
William P. Rowan, William 7. Brickleyi
William I. Hammond, John II. Holt
Edwin Haines, David Ii. Douty, E. Yves
ley Janney, John McKane, Charles r.
Foard. Henson I. Brown, Thomas
w. Rowland, William 7. Patton,
Amasa OhurchmAn, George N. Davis
John f. Price, John M. Rawlings
Joseph H. McNeal, John Gilpin,
Charles George, George w. Clifford
james G. Beynoids, john s. Russell
Charles Lamm, Robert Ferguson, Elisht
Mahoney, Benjamin F.. Palmer, John II
Moon, Franklin Langdon, John F. Mohr
lein, W. p. Howard, W. r. Cameron
Thomas P. Jones, Jr., Adam r. Mayraw
Philip +. jackson, s. Kennsrd Blake
VIM. Lyle, B. r. Chambers, Enoch Noyes
Samuel Polk, Samuel H. Miller, Oharle
E. Clark, John Lakeland and Covingtoi
Wood.
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